New approaches to evaluating regional policy: The potential of a theory-based approach

Greener Management International

Volumn , Issue 36, 2001, Pages 37-49

  Diez, Maria Angeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY ANALYSIS; REGIONAL POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0035783806     PISSN: 09669671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9774/GLEAF.3062.2001.wi.00006     Document Type: Article

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